Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said allegations that Russia could be behind the incidents were “predictable and stupid.” He told reporters in a conference call that the damage has caused Russia huge economic losses. Borrell said in a statement on behalf of the EU’s 27 member countries. “Any deliberate disruption of European energy infrastructure is utterly unacceptable and will be met with a robust and united response,” Mr. Borrell said Wednesday that “all available information indicates those leaks are the result of a deliberate act,” even though the perpetrators haven’t so far been identified. The EU also expressed outrage over the suspected sabotage Tuesday of two underwater natural gas pipelines from Russia to Germany and warned of retaliation for any attack on Europe’s energy networks. Its spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that at the very least Russia intended to drive Ukrainian forces out of the eastern Donetsk region, where Moscow’s troops and separatist forces currently control about 60% of the territory. The Kremlin remained unmoved amid the hail of criticism, however. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry statement asked the EU, NATO, and the Group of Seven major industrial nations to “immediately and significantly” step up pressure on Russia through new sanctions, and significantly increase their military aid to Ukraine.Īccording to Russia-installed election officials, 93% of the ballots cast in the Zaporizhzhia region supported annexation, as did 87% in the Kherson region, 98% in the Luhansk region, and 99% in Donetsk. “This is another violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty territorial integrity, systematic abuses of human rights,” Mr. The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, also weighed in on the ballots on Wednesday, calling them “illegal” and describing the results as “falsified.” The resolution would also urge member states not to recognize any altered status of Ukraine and demand that Russia withdraws its troops from its neighbor, she tweeted. Security Council resolution to condemn Russia’s “sham” vote. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said late Tuesday that Washington would propose a U.N. Western countries, however, dismissed the ballots as a meaningless pretense staged by Moscow in an attempt to legitimize its invasion of Ukraine launched on Feb. It wasn’t immediately clear how the administrative process would unfold. Pro-Russia officials in Ukraine’s Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions moved quickly Wednesday, saying they would ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to incorporate the provinces into Russia. Ukraine: In bid to create ‘Russian World,’ education was weaponized
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